Ruto says public university students to get full government funding

President William Ruto has announced plans for the government to fully fund every student admitted to a public university or college, doing away with the income-based model that has drawn criticism and legal challenges since 2023. Ruto said the changes are contained in amendments already before Parliament and are designed to ensure no qualified student misses out on higher education because of their financial background. "It will not matter the background of any child in Kenya, but how good they are," said Ruto. He spoke on Tuesday, July 21, at State House while receiving a report titled Developing a New Vision for Kenya: Towards a First World Nation. The President explained the government had tried several university funding models without success, including the differentiated funding system introduced in previous years. "Going into the future, we have tried to grapple with how to fund our universities.